Launch an extra docker daemon on osx

General
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I’d like to spin up a docker daemon separate from my personal daemon I use with the docker cli. I’m on osx.

I have a library that uses Docker and I’d like to run tests against a controlled environment. Is it possible to launch an isolated Docker daemon instance with it’s own volumes, images, containers, etc?

Thanks,
Adam

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My understanding is that Docker on Mac only works with Docker Desktop, which runs Docker in a VM.

If you want to run another Docker instance, you could spin up any VM with a Linux and Docker installed.

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Ah thank you! You helped me see Vagrant with docker installed is the right tool for the job.